demotivations
Reasons to quit
Demotivations are things that diminish enthusiasm or willingness to act—the opposite of motivations.
The word appears in workplace discussions about factors that discourage employees: Low pay and poor management are major demotivations.
Also used for deliberate discouragement: The long commute was a demotivation to take the job.
Lack of interest
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- numbnessLoss of sensation
detachment · ennui · boredom · unconcern · passivity · disinterest · inertia · stagnation
State without hope
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
- despairTotal absence of hope
gloom · fatalism · doubt · skepticism · bleakness · dread · foreboding · anxiety
Loss of hope or confidence
- setbacksReversals of progress
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- failureLack of success
- criticismJudgment of faults
disapproval · rebuff · negativity · deterrence · dissuasion · dampening · frustration · defeat
indifference
Lack of interest
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
numbness · detachment · ennui · boredom · unconcern · passivity · disinterest · inertia · stagnation · complacency
hopelessness
State without hope
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
- negativityDisposition toward pessimism
despair · gloom · fatalism · doubt · skepticism · bleakness · dread · foreboding · anxiety · nihilism
disheartenment
Loss of hope or confidence
criticism · disapproval · rebuff · negativity · deterrence · dissuasion · dampening · frustration · defeat · obstacles
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
overwhelm · depletion · weariness · drained · collapse · cynicism · disillusionment · malaise · alienation · despondency
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Reasons for acting
inspirations · incentives · encouragements · stimuli · inducements
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Sources prompting creativity
encouragements · uplifts · hopes · boosts · enthusiasms